Baddie Winkle Is 87 And Still Has More Instagram Followers Than You

Weed And Sick Style: Why @BaddieWinkle Rules Instagram At 87

When my grandmother was alive, God rest her soul, I spent more than one awkward phone conversation explaining to her that a computer was a cross between a typewriter and a TV. And by more than one I mean somewhere in the ballpark of about 30 times. That was long before people were flirting via Instagram. I can't imagine what she would have made of #winning or #sorrynotsorry. Old folks just don't get it and we don't have time to explain it to them. I barely get it and it's my job to. We're comfortable assuming Grandma and Grandpa are too busy gardening or buying tiny drinking glasses. Why are they so small? Our youth-obsessed culture would sooner turn our eyes to the Instagram posts of Jaden Smith, Romeo Beckham and Kylie Jenner. We've all but lost sight of old people on social media.

Enter Helen Ruth Van Winkle, the 87-year-old great-grandma from Kentucky who hit 1 million followers on Instagram this year. Largely because she's a blatant medical marijuana advocate and consistently dresses like she's going to Burning Man. She also exudes a casual cool vibe and never takes herself too seriously. Translation: She's cooler than your grandma. Scratch that, she's cooler than you. You want to hang out with her.

Need proof? Here are 13 times she was so awesome it made you question your life choices.

She's got love for the Biebs

Nobody you know could like this on point wearing that get up. K, she may actually be a teenager trapped in an octogenarian's body. When's the last time we had a good life swap movie? Because Baddie may be the real thing.

She woke up like this.

Ya, she's the best. We haven't seen corn rows this boss on a white lady since maybe Bo Derek. Look it up. Baddie would get the reference.

Pretty much gives us hope that old age might be the bee's knees. Cat's pyjamas? Whatever. Something awesome that the kids are into. MDMA? Don't do drugs (unless it's medical marijuana) and stay in school (or just go back when you're 80 and run that).